are you giving only breast feed ?

Hi ,
My los birth date is 16th oct, he is almost 2 months. I have only given him breast feed till now but few of my friends are suggesting me to include formula n cow milk in his routine as it will give me relief n wil help in case I have to leave him vwith somebody fr few hours .
Please tell if any of you has started giving other tha n breast feed .

HI Aditi,
My lo also born in same date. I am giving only breast milk. All the doctors strongly recommend that. Have protein rich foods, balanced diet and lots of water so that you get enough milk to satisfy your lo. If you are working then you need to think about formula feed. Or else only mother feed for 6 months. Also get suggestions from your pediatrician in case you are working.

My lo was born on 5th October and I'm exclusively breast feeding her. It is highly recommended to exclusively breast feed the baby up to six months. You need not even give them water till six months. After six months you can introduce solids, but still breast milk should be the main source of food for babies till one year. Moreover it is not recommended to give cows milk to babies below the age of one as they cannot digest it. You can give cows milk after your baby turns one year. Feeding exclusively breast milk for the first six months is the best thing a mother can do to her child as it plays a vital role in developing child's immune system.

If you feel like breastfeeding restricts your mobility/freedom, instead of giving formula,you can express your breast milk using either a manual or electric breast pump and store it in the refrigerator, so that your baby's caretaker can feed your baby when you are not around. Please also note that WHO recommends to breastfeed the babies till two years.

Hi Aditi.
Completely agree with nandinis' suggestion.. Till 6 months it is recommended to give breast milk only.. If you are working women , can express the milk through pumps & store thm.. You can talk to your paediac regarding storage of breast milk..
Introduction of Formula milk cannot be avoided if the supply of milk is not sufficient or any other such case.. In these cases also giving breast milk should be priority & formula milk supplementary..

Hi Aditi,
My girl will be on EBF till six months.. and will introduce top feeding as i will be resuming to work. As everyone here said BF is prefered atleast till six months. My elder son was on both BF and formula since birth .. hence i feel BM is better and when milk is in abundance y go in for top feed.

Babies cant digest cow milk, so avoid that completely. BM is far richer in nutrients and antibodies than formula, so stick to bm. If you have to plan for separation for few hrs, express milk with hand or pump (good quality, else it will be painful) and store that milk to be fed when you are not around.

I don't know...but I understand this mother wants some time out for herself/situational. Bf is best as u know already but giving formula is good too. Avoid cows milk. Moms who think after 6 months of exclusive bf one fine day wud give bottles and the Los will accept it r living in thr dreams. 6 months old kids are smart enough n 100% will not take bottles.

I have suffered this after my 1st one was born. Ebf for 6 months and then struggled for 4 yrs to make her drink milk. Result - calcium, vit d deficiency.

this time I haven't repeated same mistake. Give formula once a day just so she accepts bottle. I do not want to get into debate of bf or formula is best. Have seen both type of kids and all r doing fine in life. It's a personal choice I guess and nobody shd judge a mother on her feeding style. She is a human who has best intentions for her baby.

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